
Article 1 
The proposal from the Commission for a Council Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 853/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of antimicrobial substances to remove surface contamination from poultry carcasses is rejected.
Article 2 
This Decision shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2008.
For the Council
The President
M. BARNIER